December 2012 Babies

Long and late naps.

We've had some days where she will go down for a nap late (2 or so) and sleep for 3-3.5 hours. I've never waken her from a nap. On those days she sleeps late, getting her down at night is pretty rough. What are people's thoughts on waking? If she needs the sleep, I hate to wake her, but she's driving me up the wall on those late late nights. She also has some days where she won't go down at all, but her night sleep seems about the same. It's confusing. 0_o. Thanks for any input!

I'm on the same boat! He naps anywhere around 12:30-1:30.. I wake him after 2 hours because he will not be tired enough for night time.. Which have become a nightmare!! Sorry I'm no help, but you are not alone!

Normally I put down for a nap at 1 and he sleeps 2.5-3hrs. And his bedtime is 730. If we are going out somewhere when I'd like him to stay up later Ill let him sleep longer and then push bedtime. I don't usually have a problem as long as he wakes up 3 hours before when I would put him to bed

Ok my daughter sleeps from 1130 to 130 ten goes down again from 515 to 615 ish I get home from work at 630 and she is up till 9 pm goes to bed and sleeps through the night. Not sure why it how it works for us but she is exhausted after daycare and we found it easier for her to make it till 9 that way.

There are nights she sleeps 3 hours, then goes down ok. But then we have those nights of late napping that lead to her being up til 10. Those nights are not good. :/. I've noticed that it takes her a minimum of 4 hours before she I'll go down again. So, those days she wakes at 5, she won't go down before 9, without a doubt.

We have the same problem sometimes. If he's sick or hasn't happened in a while, I let him sleep because I figure he needs it. But if it starts to become a pattern then I wake him up after about 2 hours. He has never been cranky b/c I have woken him up after that time. I can't deal with the delayed bedtimes because I am out of energy at that point! Good luck!

I've been having the same problem too. Oscar is having a late nap around 3ish for 2 hours or so. No matter how much I try and keep him up he manages to dose off or gets irritable where he's tired. This means he's not usually going to sleep till around 11ish which is also a nightmare as I have to be up for work around 4:30/5am it's just exhausting. Then it's a vicious circle as he gets up later will nap later and bedtime gets later and later..

I never wake a sleeping baby but that may be just me. Asha takes one nap a day that averages for about 2 hr and that's around 11:30 in the morning and no nap until her bedtime which is usually around 10. She has started to sleep through the night now, I haven't done anything different for her but I weaned her from bf'ing and that's it. We take her lead for all naps and bedtime and she is not in a schedule.

Sorry I have no advice just wanted to share how is it with Asha. Hope EL starts to sleep better soon!!! Hugs!

I don't allow for a nap to be longer than 1.5 hours. I also don't allow a nap to start later than 3 pm. If the nap is missed, we just have a 7:30 bedtime instead of 8 pm and she is only cranky for 1 or 2 hours.

I would suggest putting your Lo on a schedule. Nap same time and approximately same length everyday. My guy wakes anywhere from 7-8 am, nap 1230-1 pm for about two hours, bedtime 730-8 pm sleeps through night. There was a time he was fighting naps I stuck to schedule and although there were times I went and got him after 45 min because he wouldn't sleep- he has made it through to other side. We have basically been on this schedule since he dropped his second nap around 13-14 mo old.

Our guy goes down around 1pm for nap and sleeps 3-4 hours. He goes to bed around 9:30pm and up at 8am. He's a great sleeper and we let him nap as long as he wants. He almost always wants his nap when I ask him if he wants one (he gets one either way) and always tells me bye bye if I try to rub his back when I put him down at night. He wants me out of there! It's so cute. He always smiles at me when he motions for me to leave.

Hi there! Uncertified toddler sleep expert here. The general rule in terms of keeping your child getting healthy sleep is to wake from nap by 4pm regardless of when they went down. By waking by 4 it ensures a reasonable bedtime. Waking a sleeping babe is so tough but overnight sleep is more important than nap sleep for their growing brains. Hope this helps!

My daughter goes to bed at 9pm and wakes up at about 7am but doesn't even try to take a nap until 7pm. Why is this? If she doesn't get her nap she will only sleep from 9pm to 12am and be up for a few hours then it's hell to play getting her back on her schedule. She's been like this for months. Is this my fault?

I am not afraid of waking my LO up. I wake at 4 if she isn't awake. There are times I have had to wake her in the morning to ensure she will be awake by 4 in the afternoon. My general rule is nap 4 1/2 - 5 hours after she wakes in the morning.

I just posted about this... My LO sometimes finally falls asleep at 2 and I wake him at 3:45 cause I'm afraid he won't sleep for bedtime at 7. I was curious how late everyone else let their lo's sleep. But I would definetely wake by 4 so you can make your 7:30 bedtime. Especially since it is affecting bedtime. My son wasn't taking naps for about a month and it would take him an hour or more to fall asleep for bedtime. Now that he is taking a nap again he is falling asleep in about 30 min! I don't understand why that is lol but I'm happy now that he naps :) but yes wake him up at least by 4 I think

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